Post by silverdragon on Jun 26, 2017 8:16:53 GMT
This is from a documentary shown on BBC this weekend, and as I was only passing, I have no idea what it was or who made it.
However.
The Otter in question was filmed in high speed, and then they replayed.
The otter was sort of seen to blow a small bubble of air onto its prey, and then almost immediately, suck that babble back in...
Thee suggested result was that was so the otter could "smell" the air in that bubble underwater....
This was only one small part of the filming, perhaps it needs replication again a few times to pass as real science, as any result has to be one that can be replicated to be science, and they didnt manage to film it twice.
The myth is that Otters use their whiskers to "feel" and their mouth to "taste" but thats all they use. Apart from sight, obviously?.
Can they actually pass the air they breathe back in after blowing bubbles over small receptors to "smell" their way over their prey?..
They also tested a piece of salmon against another plastic replica that looked and felt exactly the same, the otter investigates both but almost immediately ignored the plastic...
They are highly intelligent creatures, I would say not that easy to fool.
However.
The Otter in question was filmed in high speed, and then they replayed.
The otter was sort of seen to blow a small bubble of air onto its prey, and then almost immediately, suck that babble back in...
Thee suggested result was that was so the otter could "smell" the air in that bubble underwater....
This was only one small part of the filming, perhaps it needs replication again a few times to pass as real science, as any result has to be one that can be replicated to be science, and they didnt manage to film it twice.
The myth is that Otters use their whiskers to "feel" and their mouth to "taste" but thats all they use. Apart from sight, obviously?.
Can they actually pass the air they breathe back in after blowing bubbles over small receptors to "smell" their way over their prey?..
They also tested a piece of salmon against another plastic replica that looked and felt exactly the same, the otter investigates both but almost immediately ignored the plastic...
They are highly intelligent creatures, I would say not that easy to fool.
